About 60 light-years away in the constellation Corvus, two large galaxies collided. Their large clouds of molecular gas and dust triggered many star formations. This scene of cosmic wreckage spans about 500 light-years. This view reveals new star clusters and matter far-flung from the scene of the collision by gravitational tidal forces. The galaxy pair has been given the name The Antennae.
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